disapprobation

Example Sentences

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The report claimed that the controversy was his doing; that he “instigated” the first news stories about the bones to “bring disapprobation on the museum” and “to personally discredit Monge.”

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Although we can and should ascribe different levels of responsibility to people based on how senior they were and how involved their work was, none of them should escape the public’s moral disapprobation.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2020

Appropriation of Hinduism, quantum physics and all else is disapprobation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2020

After his death, Raleigh’s History of the World had a bibliographical history almost as exotic as its author, replete with success, controversy and more royal disapprobation.

From The Guardian • Dec. 25, 2017

“You must know that though I should be exceedingly grieved at their disapprobation, I could not hesitate.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen